According to statistics from Forbes 2012, Johnny Depp ranked first in the top 10 highest-earning actors in the movie capital.
Started his career with lackluster supporting roles in the work A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984).
The first films helped shape Johnny Depp’s acting style, so when Jack Sparrow appeared in the Pirates of the Caribbean series, this pirate became the American male star’s own brand.
Many people believe that this role was born specifically for Johnny Depp.
Thanks to Jack Sparrow, Johnny Depp also received a Golden Globe Award and an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, contributing to making the actor’s name one of Hollywood’s top A-list male stars.
The Pirates of the Caribbean series is also considered a major turning point in Johnny Depp’s career, making Johnny Depp famous globally.
According to statistics from The Management Group (TMG) company founded by Depp himself, the actor earned an average of 55 million – 75 million USD per year for 12 years, from 2004 to 2016. During that period, his total assets
In 2020, despite being eliminated from Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, the actor still received 16 million USD even though he only participated in filming one scene.
With these impressive numbers, it would not be an exaggeration to evaluate the Pirates of the Caribbean star as a money-making machine in Hollywood.
In addition to his success as an actor, Johnny Depp also has the ability to make money from writing music, singing rock songs, painting, and writing poetry.
Four works by Johnny Depp are in the Friends & Heroes collection, on display at Castle Fine Art.
In recent years, the frequency of appearing on the screen has decreased, and actors have earned money from other passions such as fine arts and painting.
Before becoming famous through movies, the actor had a passion for painting.
The actor likes to collect art paintings and introduced a set of 9 paintings by Michel Basquiat in 2016. He sold 2 of them for a total of 11.5 million USD.
Not only that, the actor also loves reading books and loves poetry by Bob Dylan and Tom Waits.
Besides, he is also known as a rock artist.
After that, he earned money from writing film music.
In 2015, he joined Alice Cooper and Joe Perry to form the group The Hollywood Vampires, playing classic rock music.
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